Point does he bother to consult her for advice. Mike constantly acts like he is afraid of his shrewish wife but at no Surely, a teenage boy has to be competent than an adult woman and besides, it teaches the young men that their job is to protect the womenfolk, just like dear old dad. Why would Michael bother to teach Tracy a practical skill like shooting a gun, when he can take his teenage sons out on missions against the zombies. Tracy, Talbot's wife, is still alive and kicking but she never really gets into the action. There were quite a few female characters in this book but luckily, there really is no real need for them to be strong characters, when they can depend on Talbot. I spent much of the book hoping that a zombie would eat Talbot. Of course, Talbot has to get up to some practically superhuman shenanigans (that is when he isn't being saved by the family dog) but he somehow constantly manages to save everyone because that's what a man does - save his family. No one even bothers to try and think up any kind of plan on how to survive because they are all sure that somehow, Talbot will pull their asses out of the fire.

Brendan even pays for his abandonment of Talbot and the questioning of Talbot's leadership with his life. Even Alex and Paul, who have decided to travel in a different direction than Talbot, in order to find their families and avoid Eliza's clutches, spend their time chastising themselves for leaving Talbot, while talking about how amazing the trained marine is and alternately angsting about their disloyalty for abandoning Talbot in his hour of need. Everyone around Talbot exists to constantly prop him up, and follow his lead. Michael Talbot continues to be an epic Gary Stu. I am telling you right now Fangs readers, you owe me one.

I cannot believe I made it through all three hundred and fifty-five pages of this novel.

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